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Wilhelm Dingler Jr. 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
phone (215) 575-2682
fax (215) 575-0856
email wxdingler@mdwcg.com

Wilhelm devotes all of his practice to the defense of professionals, primarily accountants, attorneys, and real estate professionals. He also provides risk management services and advice to CPAs across the country on a "Hotline" under contract with a national insurance carrier.
 
A trial attorney for 25 years, Wilhelm has litigated hundreds of cases in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania, Washington, Virginia, Alaska, and Oregon. He has provided legal counsel to thousands of professionals.

Prior to his engagement in the private practice of law, Wilhelm served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Washington providing counsel to the state's industrial insurance agency. During this tenure with the Washington State Attorney General's office, he was Prosecutor for the Medical Disciplinary Board. After Wilhelm left the Attorney General's office for private practice focusing primarily on asbestos litigation, medical malpractice and securities litigation the state of Washington contracted with Mr. Dingler's new firm to have him appointed as Special Assistant Attorney General Prosecutor for the Medical Disciplinary Board; a contractual relationship which lasted an additional three years following his departure from state employ.

Wilhelm graduated from The University of Notre Dame in 1980, B.A. and the University of Toledo, College of Law, cum laude, in 1983, J.D. Prior to joining Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Mr. Dingler was Senior Vice President of West Coast Operations for C. R. Vince & Associates, Inc., heading the firm's Seattle office. There he focused entirely on professional liability claims, coverage issues, and risk management for accountants and architects and engineers. He also responded to callers on the "Accountant's Professional Liability Advice Line," assisting accountants with risk management in their day-to-day practice a service he still provides today at MDWC&G.

When not practicing law, Wilhelm runs in local and regional races raising funds for the benefit of the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. He is a member of the Friends of Schuylkill River Park and volunteers for clean-up efforts sponsored by the Fairmont Park Association.

Significant Representative Matters

  • Engaged by a prominent national insurer to represent a group of Texas accountants in a multi-million dollar lawsuit venued in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Successfully resolved the matter within the limited amount of coverage available and was able to insulate clients from a substantial excess verdict exposure.

  • Acted as co-counsel in a adversary proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Was instrumental in securing a complete defense verdict on behalf of a Philadelphia law firm after a bench trial, which consumed 20 days over better part of four months.

  • First case ever taken to trial ultimately ended up in the Washington State Supreme Court. Representing the state of Washington and Bellingham County, won the trial, lost in the intermediate appellate court 2-1 and was successful in convincing the Supreme Court justices to rule 9-0 in favor of his clients.
  • Areas of Practice:
    Professional Liability
    Bar Admissions:
    Washington, 1983
    U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1983
    U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington, 1984
    U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1990
    Pennsylvania, 2005
    Education:
    University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, 1983
    J.D.
    Honors: Cum Laude
    Honors: First Place, National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition
    Honors: Order of the Barristers


    University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1980
    B.A.
    Major:  American Studies
    Major:  Modern Languages (Bilingual: English/German)


    Published Works:
    Never Slack On Security, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Volume 77, No. 3, Fall, 2006


    Mind The Gap In Liability Coverage, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Volume 77, No. 4, Winter, 2007


    Top Ten Trouble Spots: Will We Ever Learn?, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Vol. 78, No. 4, Winter 2008, pp. 12-13


    Confronting the Inevitable Blame Game, Pennsylvania CPA Journal, Vol 79, No. 2, Summer 2008, p. 14


    Classes/Seminars Taught:
    Featured speaker, PLUS Mid-Year Miscellaneous E&O Symposium, Philadelphia, May 2004


    Speaker, Crittenden Specialty Coverages Conference, Las Vegas, October, 2004. Claims Trends and Risk Management Techniques For Professional Liability Attorneys, Claims Handlers And Underwriters


    New Auditing Standards Recently Promulgated by the AICPA and Their Effects on Claims Trends and Underwriting, Everest National Insurance Company, April 4, 2007


    New Auditing Standards for Non-Public Companies/Liability and Risk Management Issues, Presented at the offices of Morris J. Cohen & Co., P.C., Philadelphia, PA, 2007


    Honors and Awards:
    BV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell


    Professional Associations and Memberships:
    Order of the Barrister


    Washington State Bar Association, Committee of Law Examiners


    Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)


    Past Employment Positions:
    C.R. Vince & Associate, Inc., Senior Vice-President for West Coast Operations, 2002 - 2005


    SAFECO Insurance Company, 1995 - 2002


    Cohen & Keith-Miller, Inc., P.S., 1993 - 1995


    Law Offices of James D. Burns, P.S., 1990 - 1993


    Assistant Attorney General, Washington State, 1983 - 1990


    Jones, Schell & Schaeffer, Toledo, Ohio, Senior Law Clerk, 1982 - 1983


    Languages:
    English
    German

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